Palappuram

Palappuram പാലപ്പുറം
town
Chinakkathur temple a few days before the festival
Palappuram Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	679103
Vehicle registration	KL-
Nearest city	Palakkad

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Kuthira (Horses) used in the Chinakkattur Pooram

Chinakkathur pooram Kudhira kali

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The Palakkad- Kulapully ( Shoranur) State Highway which runs through Palappuram

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The Paddy fields of Palappuram at Kayarampara

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Trigarbha Kudi In PAHRC

Palappuram is a small town, located 4 km from Ottapalam, between Palakkad and the Shoranur Highway in Kerala, South India. Noted for the famous Chinakkathur Temple festival (known as Chinakkathur pooram) held every year during March/April.

Palappuram is a part of old Valluvanadu kingdom. Place is famous for the Chinakkathoor Pooram (annual Hindu festival) held at the famous Chinakkattoorkkavu Temple of Goddess Durga. There is a huge local and global crowd who come here to see the Pooram festival. The pooram is accompanied by Elephants and the traditional Melam. Huge man made Horses (Kuthira) made out of straw, paper and cloth are the special attraction of this festival. It is unique in the sense that nowhere else Poorams has these Horses.

Palappuram has a famous Mariamman Temple of Goddess. There is a huge local and other state crowd comes here to perceive the Mariamman Festival which would happen once in 4 years. The people of Palappuram would celebrate this festival for one week. Each day has a unique pooja and programs and the last day is "majnaneerattu". People from different part of Kerala and Tamil Nadu would participate in this festival.

Palappuram has its post office situated near the NSS College Bus stop. Other notable institutions include the GJBS School, Padnharrakara Aided Junior Basic School (AJB School located at the 19th mile bus stop), Mariyamman temple, St. Mary's Church, Mosques, Someswaram Siva Temple, Dakshinamoorthy Temple etc. The Someswaram temple is believed to be the one among the 108 Shiva temples established by Parasurama, the mythological character. The place is located in the banks of Bharathapuzha. Ottapalam is the major town nearby. Palappuram has a surviving traditional weaving industry.

It is also famous for its educational institutions like the NSS College, a Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School)and a Steel foundry unit run by Steel Industries Limited Kerala (SILK) at Kairampara junction. Palappuram has been famous for some time for Ayurveda Medical treatment. The staff residence quarter's for the government Postal department and BSNL, the government-run telecom company, are also located here.

The country's first defence park was declared to be established at the KINFRA Industrial park at Palappuram - Ottapalam.

Educational institutions

Schools

• Kendriya Vidyalaya
• Government Junior Basic School
• Aided Junior Basic School
• Lakshmi Narayana Vidyaniketan
• Padinharkkara Junior Basic School

Colleges

• N.S.S. College, Palappuram.
• N.S.S. Training College, Palappuram.
• Lakshmi Narayana College.

Hospitals

Padinharkkara Ayurveda Hospital And Research Center(P.A.H.R.C.)

Upcoming Projects

• Bombay Colony, an upcoming housing project by Pravasi Malayalees consisting of 45 villas in one compound at village chakalakund, near laxmi Narayana School 0.8 km from Chinakathoor temple. The housing project is the first of its kind in Kerala on co-operative spirit and on mutual benefit basis without any profit making by anybody. The project is developed by Bombay Colony Welfare Association (Regd) headed by an elected Managing committee which is dedicated to the service of Humanity. The first phase of completed houses were inaugurated by Shri. M. HAMZA HON. MLA OTTAPPALAM, in May 2012.The project is expected to be completed by May, 2013.The next project called Pravasi Nagar is expected to be launched in June 2013. Enrolment of membership is started at the site.

External links

• puppet play at Chinakkathur
• Travelogue of British tourists visiting the Pooram
• Amateur(Ham) Radio station at Palappuram
• SILK foundry unit being modernised
• Ottapalam to get Defence Park